1.   Export-oriented companies, such as pharmaceuticals and automakers, paced gainers in most countries.

2.   Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd., Sumitomo Bank Ltd. and Kajima Corp. paced gainers.

3.   Industrial equipment manufacturer Gardner Denver Machinery Inc. and insurance company CNA Financial Corp. also paced the gainers.

4.   Motorola Inc. and Microsoft Corp. paced gainers.

5.   Negros Navigation Co. Inc. paced the gainers on plans to set up a subsidiary to operate its high-speed ferry service.

6.   Olivetti, a computer and office products maker, paced gainers in Italy, while financial companies led decline in several markets amid the fall in bonds.

7.   Sanwa Bank Ltd., Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. and contractor Taisei Corp. paced gainers as investors looked forward to their borrowing costs remaining low.

8.   Semiconductor equipment makers Nikon Corp., Ibiden Co. and Tokyo Electron Ltd. paced gainers.

9.   Takeda Chemical Co. and Sankyo Co. paced gainers, while Nippon Steel Corp. and Kobe Steel Ltd. dropped.

10.   United Technologies Corp. and Eastman Kodak Co. paced gainers.